Shloka 10
नारद-देवमत-संवादः
Nārada–Devamata Dialogue on Prāṇa, Apāna, and Udāna
अन्निर्व देवता: सर्वा इति देवस्प शासनम् | संजायते ब्राह्मणस्य ज्ञानं बुद्धिसमन्वितम्,अग्नि अर्थात् परमात्मा ही सम्पूर्ण देवता हैं। यह वेद उन परमेश्वरकी आज्ञारूप है। उस वेदसे ही ब्राह्मणमें बुद्धियुक्त ज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है
agnir vai devatāḥ sarvā iti devaspa śāsanam | sañjāyate brāhmaṇasya jñānaṃ buddhisamanvitam ||
Narada said: “Agni is indeed all the deities”—such is the authoritative ordinance of the divine revelation. From that Vedic command there arises in a Brahmin a knowledge endowed with discernment, directing the mind toward the one supreme reality understood as Agni.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts a Vedic principle that Agni is to be understood as encompassing all deities, and that scriptural injunction (Veda) is the source from which discerning spiritual knowledge arises in a properly trained Brahmin.
Nārada is instructing by citing Vedic authority: he quotes an established doctrinal statement and explains its effect—producing buddhi-guided knowledge in the Brahmin—thereby grounding the discussion in revelation and disciplined learning.